That would be great. I know that you don't have enough to keep you busy.

In the interim, maybe Salk customers could come up with a Salk Customers' Demo CD. We have the Outstanding Demo CD thread. What if we selected 17 tracks that, in our collective opinion, best demonstrated the speakers' capabilities? I think that this would be a bloodbath fun and would further demonstrate your customers' satisfaction with their speakers.

(If Jim says OK, maybe we should form a committee. )

Good idea! Although I am guessing that it will be difficult to narrow it down to 17 tracks or so.

This sounds like a really good idea, and I'm hoping somone will take the intiative. Jim and I are always looking for good demo material. Most of mine is classical and not always of help to people who come over to audition stuff at my house. Jim's CD has some good stuff on it, but I'm sick of it, and some of it really isn't all that great.

I'm always making draft CD's for this purpose but often struggle with a cool tune that doesn't have the best audio reproduction. But I'll bet I have about 6 prototypes in my Playlists on the Squeezebox.

Thought I'd offer up to Jim to DJ for him at AKFest so he can talk and I can manage the sound. Some of the complaints from previous shows has been the limited repertoire and that is certainly impacted by time spent entertaining customers.

This is a great idea. I tried once before to have those contributing to the "Outstanding Demo CD" thread to suggest the best of the best, but no one seemed too interested. I think it would be great fun to develop a list and then narrow it down through a poll of some kind.

Thought I'd offer up to Jim to DJ for him at AKFest so he can talk and I can manage the sound. Some of the complaints from previous shows has been the limited repertoire and that is certainly impacted by time spent entertaining customers.

Pete, you're on! Of course, you have to realize it makes for a long day.

Jim and Dennis OK'ed a Salk Owners or Salk Customers' CD. Shall we form a committee? If not, I don't know how this will get accomplished. If so, anyone wish to join the committee? Anyone wish to chair the committee? Jim stated that there would eventually be a poll about the final choices for the CD.

Very cool idea, I'll contribute what I can. How are we going to compile files? email FLAC back and forth? Everybody has to buy the CDs? Host the proposed songs somewhere, so the committee can up/down-load the files for evaluation? Should genre diversity be a goal? Should this be in it's own thread, so that it get's the proper attention?

...for some reason I tend to come up with a lot of questions when I start to think about stuff...

Very cool idea, I'll contribute what I can. How are we going to compile files? email FLAC back and forth? Everybody has to buy the CDs? Host the proposed songs somewhere, so the committee can up/down-load the files for evaluation? Should genre diversity be a goal? Should this be in it's own thread, so that it get's the proper attention?

...for some reason I tend to come up with a lot of questions when I start to think about stuff...

I'd worry less about managing the actual files for now and lets decide on how to organize. I suggest we create buckets to list songs in. Perhaps:

AcousticPopJazzNew ageFolkOrchestralPipe organChorale etc.

And then we need to agree on the qualities we think make a track pass muster. Is it no background noise, hi rez, or ? Personally I do not concern myself with hi rez but am often bothered by a great recording tainted by high background hiss that can detract from the overall experience we hope someone will have with that otherwise good sound out front.

Maybe so, Red. I figured it may be easier than creating polls. Some may not know how to vote if you don't have the song or never heard it. Maybe the first 15 submissions get on. BTW, those cdr's are still coming. Maybe I'll send a whole bunch if you volunteer to be the burner

Maybe so, Red. I figured it may be easier than creating polls. Some may not know how to vote if you don't have the song or never heard it. Maybe the first 15 submissions get on. BTW, those cdr's are still coming. Maybe I'll send a whole bunch if you volunteer to be the burner

Well I don't see polling as much as creation after we get our buckets filled up. We can mix and match so the CD has a flow or life to it and with a variety, or not, that can be orchestrated.